Road trip 1600 miles total round trip F TYPE
 

I love my F type 2016 S AWD. BUT, in the eighteen months I have owned it I have had three flat tires. Two rear and one front.
I live in New Jersey so pot holes are everywhere , so is ice in the winter and sometimes you have to swerve and graze the curb because of an animal. In each instance having a flat tire was hell. Roadside is just AAA , the response time is ok but the tire warranty will only take you to a JLR dealer. Then you have to order the tire, get them re-balanced and get on your way. So, my issue is simple. I am scared to go over one hundred miles. Where I am going, there are no Jag dealers for 200 miles at the half way point,The towing would take me to a gas station, then I have to order the tire, wait two days and then get on my way, One flat tire is a 250 dollar tire expense, two days in a hotel 250, and sitting around doing nothing for two days while a tire comes, I would probably have to rent a car as well, another 100 dollars, I read here all about these road trips and people have no fear. But my experience so far has been dismal. I also own a Range Rover sport, it belongs to my wife of course and she is telling me to just take it, She hates driving my car, says it is like a coffin. Besides filling my trunk with a spare and having no room for luggage, has anyone else had an irreparable flat in a place with no dealership for 200 miles? What are the options? Should I stay or should I go? Am I feeling lucky? Maybe Europe is different, but it is hard enough finding good Jag repair with the two dealers in my area.

Given the choice of hitting an animal or a curb you choose a kerb? :icon_doh:

Touch wood, I haven't had a flat in the 4 .5 yr's of driving on the ye olde single track roads and what-have-you of GB and France. Sod's law I'll get one now!
I don't fancy trying the goop that we have in the boot.

The chance of hitting a BMW or Audi driver is far greater than an animal...animals have some degree of sense ;-)

Which car is like a coffin, the square-box RR Sport or the F-Type?

Have you tried one of those Fix-a-flat cans?

I used to feel the same way, but I’m in the middle of my 6th 2000-mile road trip and the odometer turned 50,000 miles last month. Never had a tire issue, so I’ve pretty much forgotten about that worry.

i have 19” wheels, which may help a bit over 20” wheels.

In my cars that don't have a spare I always keep the following in the car:

Pair of pliers to pull nails or screws from flat
Small 12v air compressor
Tire plug kit
Spray bottle of windex (to spray on tire to find puncture and clean windows)
Pressurized bottle of flat tire goop (to use as last resort)

Most flats are from catching a nail or screw. The above will fix those. If sidewall is punctured or wheel is damaged you need AAA.

Sounds like a common sense solution to me. My F came with a compressor; I don't know about earlier years.

When it’s a Deer?
 

Yes. What would you rather hit the deer?


QUOTE=scm;2092947]Given the choice of hitting an animal or a curb you choose a kerb? :icon_doh:[/QUOTE]

Goop
 

One thing you can guarantee with the goop Is it a probably ruin the tire

More likely the pressure sensors. That is why its my absolute last resort.

Life’s an adventure, Chicken Little. Embrace it.
I had two flats very early in the ownership. I just dealt with it.

Real time feedback
 

I wasn't going to reply to this thread for fear of jinxing myself with a flat, but alas the fickle fate of flat ties struck less than 24 hours after opening this thread. Screw in tire 60 miles from home. Local tire shops say 2-3 hours wait if they can even get to it. One won't touch it because of forged wheels. Sooo, since I am not prepared as suggested above with tools to self repair (even if I could), JLR road side is coming to flat bed my car to dealer (they won't take it elsewhere) 110 miles from my house (and from where I am). Uber home. Waiting for roadside as I write.

Signed, Chicken Little.

Sorry to hear this jaguny... good luck.
Question for the team: is there any benefit in the AAA service with respect to flat tires or other issues, when one already benefits from Jaguar Road Side Assistance?

JLR will only take to dealer. AAA I think would take wherever.

Correct. TireRack can typically overnight a tire to wherever. If within 200 miles of home, I’d have AAA deliver the car to my house where I have a spare front wheel for temporary use on either end of the car.

Chance favors the prepared mind......

Get yourself a plug puncture repair kits, less than $80 US I think.
I got a screw in a rear tyre a few months ago and repaired it 100% in not a lot of time, still going strong with just the plug.
Admittedly it was in the comfort of my garage but now that I know exactly how to do it I reckon I could do a roadside repair in less than 20 minutes.
Of course this works only for nail or screw punctures in the tread and not sidewall punctures or tears.

I expect in a roadside situation you are still jacking the car, pulling wheel/tire in order to install the plug?

Just an FYI remiinder. I bought my Micheline set from Tire Rack and it comes with a two year road hazard protection warranty. You get reimbursed for the repair or a new tire if not repairable. Combined with JLR warranty roadside service, this may cost me the time and the Uber ride home (other than maybe the transport to get my car if dealer won't drive it back to me, but they may.....).

Time wise, the most time wasted was calling local tire shops to see if they would repair. The JLR roadside flatbed showed up in about an hour and ten minutes. Took ten minutes to load. The Uber driver was there in 6 minutes from the time I made the request. Overall not too bad, as I don't need the car over the holiday weekend. Might be different if you are on a road trip. I am going to get the tire repair kit as it looks like it is fairly straightforward repair. Also, will get a tire inflator pump. Should be enough prep for a straightforward issue. Chicken Little is stepping up with forum advice. Thanks.

Also, check your insurance policy as you may have free roadside assistance, then you can get your car to your desired location and maybe hitch a ride there with the driver, saving additional time and expense.

Not necessarily. It's easier with the wheel off the car but it can be done with the wheel still on the car, it's just that you may need to stuff about a bit to find the nail or screw and then have to get down and dirty in the weeds to effect the repair.
If it were me I would simply remove the wheel same as if I was changing a flat for the spare, I've done that a million times (remove a wheel not fit a spare) so no biggie for me.